YANGON, Myanmar — In a strategic reshuffle aimed at neutralizing potential rivals, Myanmar’s military leader, Min Aung Hlaing, has established a new "Union Advisory Council," populating it with recently retired top brass and politicians who faced heavy defeats in the junta’s widely discredited elections. The 11-member body will be chaired by Soe Win, the former deputy military chief who was recently forced into retirement—a...

YANGON, Myanmar — A coalition of more than 30 pro-democracy organizations has launched a 12-day "Blue Shirt Campaign" to demand the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners in Myanmar, including ousted leaders Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint. The movement, which began on Friday, April 10, 2026, commemorates the legacy of the late veteran journalist and NLD co-founder U Win...

YANGON, Myanmar — The youth wing of the National League for Democracy (NLD) has issued a poignant appeal to the public, calling for a collective moment of prayer for the release of detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners on the first day of the Myanmar New Year. The campaign, organized by the NLD Central Youth Working Group, encourages citizens to...

CHAUNGZON, Myanmar — Deep anxiety is gripping the local community in Chaungzon Township, Mon State, as none of the 75 men recruited in the military's first conscription batch have returned home, despite their official service terms supposedly concluding. While the junta-appointed Chief Minister of Kayah (Karenni) State recently held a ceremony in Loikaw to "honor" 385 soldiers from the first intake for completing their...

MAGWAY, Myanmar — A growing dispute over the management of strategic oil resources in central Myanmar has exposed internal friction between the National Unity Government (NUG) and local military commanders on the ground. Reports from Magway Region's Pauk and Myaing townships suggest that local district-level military officials have begun collecting oil taxes at nearly four times the rate officially mandated by the NUG shadow...